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Job Title:  Grounds Maintenance Officer
Posting Start Date:  12/11/2025
Posting End Date:  26/11/2025
Job Description: 

About the Opportunity

  • 64 hours over 5 days fortnightly

  • Start ASAP

  • Temporary part-time until the end of the year

Our mission at Good Shepherd Primary, Plumpton is to be a contemporary centre of learning which integrates gospel values and quality education, whilst focusing on the needs of our students in a changing and complex world.

In keeping with our motto, 'Peace and Joy', we share our faith and work together to develop in each community member a love of learning. We follow the model of Jesus, the Good Shepherd, who inspires us to hope in the future and to set high expectations for our students. We encourage all children to accept responsibility for their learning and behaviour, and to become confident, independent, creative thinkers who will contribute to a just society.

Good Shepherd is looking for a Grounds Maintenance Officer to join the team on a temporary part-time basis.

Key Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include; 

  • non-specialised repair work;

  • undertaking general gardening tasks including preparation and planting procedures;

  • IT Maintenance

  • operating, maintaining and adjusting turf machinery under general supervision;

  • applying fertilisers, fungicides, herbicides and insecticides under general supervision;

  • providing assistance to qualified tradespersons in building and furniture maintenance;

  • undertake any other duties as requested by the Principal and/or Principal’s Delegate. This may include operation of the school’s security system when commencing/finishing a shift.

It is essential that you 

  • MR license desired to drive the school bus

  • Have demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team

  • Ability to access IT maintenance logs and emails

  • Have demonstrated ability to follow direction, prioritise and meet set deadlines

  • Have demonstrated interpersonal skills in working with a range of personnel

  • Support the mission, teachings and ethos of the Catholic Church’s work in schools

Experience and Qualifications

  • Does not have a trade qualification (certificate III), but has a skill level which
    assumes and requires knowledge, training or experience relevant to the duties to
    be performed.

  • MR license

The Organisation

CSPD is committed to responding to the needs of all students. With over 5,000 employees located across 80 primary and secondary schools and office communities, our aim is to transform learning and unlock the full potential of each of our 43,500 students while enriching the professional lives of staff.

Child Safeguarding Statement

This position involves working with children. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment, including holding a cleared NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) and compliance with CSPDs Safeguarding Procedures and Code of Conduct When Working With Children and Students. For more information regarding WWCCs, click here.

Diversity Statement

CSPD strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as well as people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.
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